When possible use dev_err_probe help to properly deal with the PROBE_DEFER error, the benefit is that DEFER issue will be logged in the devices_deferred debugfs file. Using dev_err_probe() can reduce code size, and the error value gets printed. Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c index 4279e13a3b58..9239ecd34169 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c @@ -606,10 +606,8 @@ static int pxa3xx_gcu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) /* enable the clock */ priv->clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL); - if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) { - dev_err(dev, "failed to get clock\n"); - return PTR_ERR(priv->clk); - } + if (IS_ERR(priv->clk)) + return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(priv->clk), "failed to get clock\n"); /* request the IRQ */ irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0); -- 2.25.1